Cash-register.



Patented Jull 13, 1911.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11. 1908.

Patented June 13,1911.

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CASH-REGISTER. f APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11. 1908.

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WILLIAM MUZZY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOB. TO THE NATIONAL CASH REG-ISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, CORPORATION OF OHIO, INGORPOBATED INCASH-REGISTER.

Speeiflcatio'n of Letters Patent. Patented June 13,1911.

' Application led August 11, 190B. ySerial o. 448,082.

Tof all whom it may concern:

Be it known that WILLIAM H. MUzzY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of. New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash- Registers, ofwhich I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements `in cash registers and has moreparticular rela tion to improvements in devices for detecting anymisoperation of the register.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a device controlledby the cash register and which is visible from or at any part of anestablishment, for indicating a character or a series of `characterswhich correcentral transverse section through the type;

of machine shown in the patent to Cleal and Reinhard No. 580,37 8, of.April 13, 1897,

with the distant indicator connected thereto.`

Fig. 2 represents a vertical section through the distant indicator. Fig.3 represents a top plan view of the distantindicator -with the topremoved. Fig. 4 represents an end elevatlon, partly broken away, showingthe printing mechanism of the type of machine shown 1n Fig. l. Fig. 5represents a detail side elevation, partly in section, of the amount andconsecutive number type carriers. Fig. 6 represents a front yelevationof the mechanism shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 replI'QSQIIS a pOliiOIl 0i: thegegend Strip SllOW- in a few amounts and consecutive numbers printedthereon.

Described in general terms the invention comprises a cash registerhaving a plurality of .banks of amount keys (only one being shown) whichcontrol the dilferential movement of type carriers, the latter havingad' jacent thereto, type wheels,\which are advanced one Vnumber uponeach., operation of the machine, so as to print tlic ,consecutive numberas well as the amountgofleach sale` An illuminated indicating mechanismhaving consecutively numbered-wheels is .arranged to be suspended in anestabli.sliurm'i'it, so as to be visible from any part'thereof, and iscontrolled by the cash register. The wheels of the consecutive numberprinting and indicating mechanisms are`a`rranged so as to print thenumber indicated and then advance both mechanisms one numeral, so thatthe amount of any particular sale will be recorded opposite thenumberdisplayed by lthe indicator. 70 Recording ymechameau-Phe keys'1o`f"`- each bank' control a diii'erentially 'movable segment 2, whichis mounted upon a central transverse rock shaft 3. The segment 2 of eachybank meshes with a gear f1 fast to 75 the inner end of one of a seriesof nested sleeves l5, which surround a rotary shaft 6. These sleeves' 5extend through the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 6, and havesecured to their opposite ends type. carriers l8O 7 in the form ofsegments. Adjacent to the segments 7 are type wheels 8 (see Figs. 5 and6), which are loosely mounted upon-a stub shaft-9 which protrudes fromone side of the printer frame 10. These wheels are advanced by means ofa tl`1ree-prong pawl 10aL carried by a spring drawn slide 11"thatg.

`is provided with. elohgatedslots 12/and`13 which' surround the shafts 6.and 9 respe! tively.

A laterally extending pin 14 projects from the slide 11 and-is held incontactwithy a cam.

15 secured to the shaft 6 by a spring 16, the

ends of whichv are connected to the upper' end of the slide 11 and a'pin17 projectung` 95 inwardly from the printeriframe 10. As the shaft 6 isrotated in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5, the spring .16will"draw the slide upwardly,y so that the pawl 10 will engage with thesucceeding teeth of the` 100 ratchet wheels 18 carried` by the printerwheels 8, and near the end of the revolution vof the shaft 6, the cam 15will contact with the pin 14 and carry the slideto the position shown,by which movement thelunits wheel will be advanced one space.v Thetransfer between the printer wheels is effected by the well knownform'of deep notch mechanism. The wheels 8 are held intheir adjustedposition by spring operated retaining pawls 19, which engage with theteeth of the ratchet wheels 18, these pawls being mounted upon a stubshaft 20, vwhich extends laterally from the printer frame 10.

A platenV 21 (see Fig. 4) is carried by the reciprocating frame 22mounted Within the printer frame 10. The frame 22 is provided withlaterally extending roller 23, which plays in a cam groove 24 of a disk25, se-

cured to one end of the rotary shaft 6. The configuration of the groove24 is such that the frame 22 carrying the platen roll 21, will first belowered and then raised to take an impression from the type carriers 7and 8 and finally lowered to the position shown l in the drawings. Theframe 22 also carries a record strip supply roll 26, the strip 26 beingled over the platen roller 21 to a stor-l age roll 27, Whichis alsocarried 'by the frame 22. The reciprocating movement of the frame 22,lto take an impression from the type carriers, as previously described,is

also used to feed the re known in the art.

indicating mechanism/.,-This mechanism comprises disks 28, containingnumerals which are arranged to be displayedvthrough openings 29 ofopposite sidesl of a casing 30. The units disk 28, as shown in Figs. 2and 3, is fast upon a shaft 31, to which is also secured a ratchet Wheel32. A spring pawl 33 secured to the' upper, end of a core 34 of asolenoid 35, engages the teeth of the ratchet wheel 32, and moves saidwheel stepby step as the core 34 is reciprocated as hereinafterdescribed.

Secured to the shaft ,31 is pinion 36 which meshes with a gear wheel 37,loosely mounted upon a sleeve 38 that surrounds a ord strip, as is wellshaft 39, and in turn meshes with a vpinion V40, secured to one end of asleeve `41, the other end of said sleeve carryin the units disks 28uponthe opposite side o the casing 30. The tens disks 28 are secured tothe opposite ends of shaft 39, the said shaft being arranged to be movedone space upon the com lete revolution of .the shaft 31 by means o a pin42, projecting from a disk 43 i aging a tooth ofy carried by the shaft31, en a ratchet Wheel 44 secure to the shaft 39, the latter shaft inturn rotating a shaft 45, which supports the sleeve 41, by a iin er 46secured to the shaft 39 contacting wit pins 47, projecting from a disk48, secured to the shaft 45, once upon each revolution of the shaft 39.Themovement of the shaft 45 'which carries the hundreds disk 28 istrans-` ferred to the hundredsdisk upon the opposite side of the casingby means of a pinion 49, 4secured to the shaft 45, which engages with agear 50, Secured to one end of the sleeve 38, the other end of saidsleeve carrying a similar gear 51, which meshes with a pinion 52 securedto one end of a sleeve 53 surrounding the shaft 31, the other end ofsaid sleeve carrying the hundreds disk 28. The disks 28 which appearupon one side of the casing 30 are provided with indentations 54 intowhich snugly fit concave portions 55 of leaf springs 56, so as tov holdthe As the solenoid 35 is energized, the core 34 is drawn downwardlyagainst thetension of a coil spring 63 located in the bottom of thesolenoid and carries-with it the pawl 33, which engageswith .thesucceeding toothof the ratchet wheel 32. As the solenoid is denergizedby the cam disk 59 passing out of engagement with the contacting spring60, the coil spring 63 within the solenoid35 will force the core 34upwardly, so as to rotate the units disk one space.

The disks 28 may be of any suitable material, But referably of frostedglass with lthe numerals4 painted thereon, through which the rays ofllght from constantly burning incandescent lamps 64 may shine.

While it is not broadly new to provide a cash register withy devices forindicating and recording identifying characters, the devices heretoforeemployed have been located'at the cash register, so that unless theidentifying characters displayed at the machine wereinspected, whichwould arouse the suspicions of t le clerk, there were no means to detectWhether the proper registration was made.

With the mechanism herein described, a person employed by the proprietorwould enter the store, casually observe the indi- 'cator which may beseen from any part thereof, make a purchase and depart without goingnear the cash register. He informs the'proprietor of the amount ofpurchase and the number displayedby the indicator, whov upon ...goingover lthe record strip discovers that a less amount was registered,would know that the machine has been improperlyk operated While the formof mechanism herein shown and described is admirably? adapted to fulfilthe objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is notintended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment hereindisclosed, forit'is sus'- ceptible of embodiment in various formsallcoming follow.

What is claimed is: 1. In a cash accounting machine, the combinationwith devices for recording within within the scopeof the claims whichthe machine the amount and a distinct character to identify each/of anynumber of sales," means controlled by 4the .machine for acter of eachsale recorded..

indicating at a distance the identifying char- ,1Q

2'. In a cash accounting machine, the combination with devicesfor'recordin within ,trolled bythe machine for indicating at a distancethe number of each sale recorded.

4. In a 'cash accounting machine, the combination with type carriersfor4 printin the amount and an Vindependent identi yin number for eachsale, of -means controlla by the machine for designating at a distancefrom the machine the numberof the sale printed.

, 5. In a cash l bination with devices for recording. the

amount and number of each sale, of an electrically operated indicatorcontrolled by.

accounting machine, the com# the machine for indicating the number ofthe sale recorded.

6. In a cash accounting machine, the combination With devices forrecording the amount ,and number of each sale, of an electricallyoperated indicator for indicating the number ofthe sale recorded, acircult for said indicator including a normally opened switch, and meanscontrolled by the accounting machine for closin the switch.

7. In a cash account-ing mac ine, the combination with devices forrecording th amount and number of' each sale within the; machine, of adistant indicatorgfor indicataI ing the number of the sale recorded, asole-f noid for actuating the indicator and a source of electricalenergy for the solenoid ooni trolled by the accounting machine. l "ff 8.In a cash accounting machine, the combination with a4 printingmechanism, including type carriers for printing upon a record strip theamount and consecutive number of eachisale, .ofa distant indicator forindicating a correspondingconsecutive number of i the sale recorded uponvthe record strip,'a

magnetic device for actuating the indicator,l

and a source of electrical energy for the magnet cdntrolled by' theaccounting machinei In testimonywhereofI aiiix my signature4v in thepresence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM H. MUZZY.

Witnesses:

R. W. FAmcHLLD,

' W. M. MCCARTHY.

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